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19 July 2008 @ 12:45 am
Good Afternoon(er... evening) Commissioner.  
Dark Knight? Awesome. I want to see it again so bad. So BAD. (Dan/ dl that shit!) Posted to the community asking which was the song from the trailer because I bought the soundtrack and it wasn't there, just bits and pieces. Why was that? Because it was from the 1st soundtrack. (Now that they say that, it makes sense. I think it was on the 1st trailer for that movie too.)

Am listening to it now, I love it.

Really fell in love with Aaron Eckhart. Like A LOT.

My parents guilt tripped me into seeing their play. They called me 3 times in an hour last night and then I made the mistake of calling them tonight. I got roped in. *sigh* Children of Eden was the play, and I'm pretty much the black sheep of the play, I am the only one(except my bro Dane) who wasn't in it. I hated it, except my family's roles. They make me go to these things EVERY year, and I hate plays. I hate these plays because they are awful. Awful acting, singing, choreography, etc. Ugh.

Tomorrow is D's graduation party then we might go to bars. :D Need to figure out a present for him...  he got me sake stuff and a shot glass. I don't want to get him something stupid, but I haven't seen him for so long, I don't know what he has already. It might just have to be a lame gift card.
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Where I am: Parent's House
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autumnrhythm30
17 May 2008 @ 11:17 pm
*sniffs* A PONY!  
I graduated today. Was weird. I was just going through the motions until I started walking down the massive amounts of stairs onto the Carver Hawkeye Arena (Visual Aid ) when it hit me. Can't really explain it, but I felt tears coming. I held them back though. No idea WHY I was going to cry. None. So we get down there, and I will admit it, Vicky, it was smothering and hot down there, we were shoulder to shoulder. Near sitting on each other. And it did take a while. But the speech made by the student was really REALLY good, and the others were mildly amusing. (Like when the guy speaker--no idea who he was-- was making a point of saying politically correct things, I have no idea how many times he said African Americans-- but then said "African Americans and gay people." heh.) It was worth it.

So it ended and I threw my cap in the air. Didn't do that before in high school. Was  cool-ish. Then my family and Tommie's took pictures. We drove to D-port and my parents gave me $250. Wow, Was not expecting anything, they paid for my education. So much for my money worries on the TX trip. :D I was a bit worried it would be a little tight until Tuesday when I would get paid.

Oh, so I called Vision for less when I was in DC and asked if my contacts were in. the lady got really snippy with me and said that it took 7-10 days.

Fine.

So I call in yesterday and they say that I never confirmed that my contacts were good.
A) SEFHSEFSHAFLKSFDLIK!!~!!~~~!@!!~!1111
B) I DID when I first got them.
C) why didn't that cunt tell me when I first called?
D) Damnit. I NEED an extra pair in TX, or it's my glasses for the rest of the trip. :( I am pissed.


Am now sitting talking to Elisabeth from Caliga about Simone and Ellie. :D Nice getting into the swing of things again.

Wish Vicky was on. Or Jo, Laura or Liz. Or someone else to chat with, beyond pleasantries. Am really bored. Made some Alias icons, that took an hour. (It's either be bored or watch The Great Debaters and The Golden Compass. But after watching Cloverfield with them, I get annoyed. They talk ALL through it.)


Am now plotting. :D:D:D:D Oh, I do so love to plot.
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Where I am: Parent's House
Mood: bored
Tunes: Golden Compass
 
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autumnrhythm30
10 May 2008 @ 06:04 pm
a week. A WEEK!!!!!!! I can have it all, I KNOW I CAN!!!!  
The latter part of the title is from 30 Rock. *dies* That show is AMAZING. The last 2 episodes were GREAT.

Part of the last episode, starring Matthew Broderick:
so, Alec Baldwin and Matthew Broderick devise a plan to create a 'gay bomb' to get themselves fired from the government. Well, 3 months later they have a prototype, and MB breaks the vial and the smoke goes everywhere. MB: I feel weird. AB: *looks at MB with smokey eyes* Let's do this. (meaning let's have sex, for those of you not hip with the lingo) HILARIOUS!

and this.

So, caught up on the 5-7 scenes that I was behind on in caliga(reading, I mean. I feel like such a loser, I haven't scened in over a week. Like, I scened with myself--that sounded weird-- last thursday.)

Also wrote 1 paper from the 2 that I have to do. It was the harder one, the one that I have to make up the entire story. Was hard. I sent it to my friend from class to proofread, but that's probably not likely. She said she would, but let's be realistic. Like she will.

Got really pissed last night when my sister called me to tell me that my brother's graduation ISN'T on the 1st like he originally told me, but on the 25th. WHEN I WILL BE IN ARKANSAS. ASS!!!! I really wanted to see that, and he fucked it up. So, now I will have to watch some crappy recording. My dad will probably film the scenery or some shit instead of the good stuff. *sigh* Oh well, I'll get over it.

1 paper and 1 final to go!!!! WOOT!  I got an ominous email from my teacher saying "If you don't have an appointment with me for your final project(paper), then good luck with finals!!" I understood that as, "If you didn't schedule an appointment with me, then you are fucked."

So. Guess who didn't make an appointment? 3 guesses.

have about a half hour before my replacement gets here (am at work) and I NEED TO PEE!!! (TMI?) We have to call for them to give us bathroom breaks. And the office is across the river. Hrm. Do I? No se.

My dad called to ask if I still had car payments. Here I thought he was making his way into asking if I wanted that paid off for graduation. Nope. He is telling me that I still have an account with a bank in Davenport that may still have money in it and I should use that to pay it off. Or save for a rainy day. He kept changing his mind. He thinks I still have about 600 in there, I think I have less. I think I remember taking my security deposit out of there 3 years ago. Hrm. Anyway, I didn't really expect my parents to give me anything large for my Gday. They HAVE paid for my education after all. But with a lead in like that, I got my hopes up. Stupid.

TX in a little over a week. Need to shop for clothes.

I think I am going to see if there is a bathroom in this building. (Usable bathroom. They are renovating it. Hence the really bad paint/construction smell that I've put up with all day. Hey, it's better than the previous eau de asbestos.)

Edit: A hole where a bathroom should be. There's even a sink. Where's the rest? DAMN THEM!!!! *shakes fist*
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Where I am: IMU Ramp
Mood: irritated
Tunes: Coldplay
 
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autumnrhythm30
06 May 2008 @ 10:16 pm
*dies* Am home!!!!!!  
Okay. Caught up on the flist (minus the 25 scenes from Caliga. ::sigh:: It's going to be a while for that. Need to write papers and such).

Pretty much wanted to tell funny story before I forget, videos and pictures of trip will come later.

Here is dialogo(because I can't remember English spelling):

Uncle: *hears knock on hotel door and goes to open it* YOU SON OF A BITCH.
*sees that it is maid delivering towels*
Uncle: Erm... sorry, I thought you were my sister...
Maid: (Asian) Thousand pardons... *bows and runs away*
the rest of the family: *dies*

I should mention that my uncle and my mother have a strange relationship. They call each other SOB's all the time, and various other names. All lovingly, it is hilarious though when they answer the phone say SOB and then have it be someone else. hehe. So the rest of the trip he was convinced that the Asian mafia were out to get him. Hilarious. We called him today and left a message saying that we intercepted a comunique(sp?) that said that the Asian Mafia were coming to get him at 7 in the morning.

Which ties into my other Uncle story.

He likes to sleep in till 12 (on vacation). So, my dad was waking us up and making plans for 8am. He said this(hand to God): What god did we offend? Why are we waking up so goddamn early?

I should also mention that this is the Uncle that is a priest. Ah.... Love the man. HILARIOUS. He also bought a statue of Ah-munrah(egyptian god). Thought it was cool, so he did. Now is convinced that people are going to shun him. So I told him to say that I told him to buy it for me. *shrugs* He has already been punished by the church(for a homily that was too long at his FATHER's funeral) and other stuff. This could be the last straw. They are a bit ridiculous.

Oh! and a meme taken from [info]firestar28 

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Where I am: desk
Mood: cheerful
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autumnrhythm30
02 May 2008 @ 09:13 pm
Ugh! Ate too much!  

So we went to Mei-Wah and ate EVERYTHING. Or so it felt like. Got trashed on maitais (not really, otherwise I wouldn't be typing) and got a taxi home. We were so full and uncomfortable, that we couldn't walk the 6 blocks to the metro and the 5 blocks to the hotel. ::shrug:: there are other days. 

So, Internet is not free. Will only be on every once in a while, but we fly back Tuesday so ::shrug: Important to get in touch with me? Email or ping Vicky. She knows my number. 

Am taking video and pics, me and my brothers are seriously strange. We entertained ourselves with the camera at the airport. Watched Lost and Office at the Moline airport. Twas AMAZING! "Do I stutter?!" I about died when Stanley said this. And I could just hear the fangirls squeeing over Lost-- even though I watched it at 8 in the morning.

So, I have one thing to say, and I will be done- Carrie/Celeste and all others involved-- good luck in your RPG. I believe that it will be amazing, and you all will have a lot of fun. Sucks that you left ours, but you weren't happy, so I get that. Go where you will be happy. Hopefully all ends well. I truly believe that your RPG will be a great read, and if Caliga ever slows down, I might take a gander.


And I forgot BSG. damn maitais. fucks with my brain everytime. eh, will just have to watch greys/SPN. 

So, yeah, have not decided where to go tomorrow. I do know that I have to call in to sign up for shifts tomorrow at work. That's annoying. No idea what I want.

I told my mom the line from DLM where Mason says "I've got illegals in my bottom" and she was saying it during the ENTIRE airport ordeal. I wouldn't have been surprised if she was pulled to a back room. Hehehe

So, I think that is enough for now, pretty much just rambling. 

OH! SO glad that 

[info]dream_mancer is okay! Saw you got in an accident. 

Also, CONGRATS to [info]elle_blessing   on her new job!

 

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Where I am: Washington DC
Mood: full
 
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autumnrhythm30
29 April 2008 @ 10:46 am
this is a lot of nonsense words, just so you know.  
So, I have to meet a person with my group today at 5 to make up fake stuff for our fake experiment. Stupid.
Then I have to go to work at 7:20 until midnight, then I wake up early tomorrow and present... then I go to work from 11:50-5. Then I have to make a pineapple upside down cake, then I have to pack.
Thursday I go to class and then drive to Dport to go for a eye exam. The possibly beers with my brother, Dane, for his birthday. Yay! on remembering to call him yesterday. (My family is weird about that. Some of them don't mind, but if I would forget my mother's? I would have been shunned for a year. That's me being semi-serious)

And then early the next morning I have a early flight to DC, and then various stuff that I have yet to plan (I know!). Saturday I have to call in and sign up for shifts. (I am kinda annoyed at that. The ONE week I'm not here. ::shakes head::)

Then I come back on Tuesday, no idea when, and then Wed I work and then I finish that week of school and the week after is my last.

I have Roxy from Dead Like Me in my head saying, "Why do you do this to yourself?"

"I don't know!"

Why did I volunteer to meet today? The other girl who does nothing could have done it. I could have gone home and taken a nap.

And right now I am trying to push off my essay that is due before 5. I hate writing spanish essays.

And here is a question I pose to you:

I have a paper due for two clases, and they are both for spanish. They both require that I write an essay on a story I've read. Is it bad to choose the same story for both? I am not going to copy and paste. I just really understand and LIKE this story. It is awesome.

She was talking to us yesterday and she said that they all talk to each other, so they would know if we turned in the same paper. But it's not right? It's not the same thing as printing out 2 copies?
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Where I am: Psych Library
Mood: discontent
Tunes: Imogen Heap
 
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autumnrhythm30
21 April 2008 @ 06:36 pm
::stretches:: Got to walk home today. ::grins::  
Taken from [info]dream_mancer :




You Are Punk Music



You've thought long and hard about what mainstream society has to offer...

And you've pretty much decided that most normal things aren't for you.

You're creative, expressive, and likely to do things yourself.

You are a rebel and a fighter. You'll defend your point of view to anyone.


Ugh. Tired. Had a few more ideas for the party scene, but, meh. It can go without. BEAUTIFUL outside. ::nods:: I remembered to call my brother today for his birthday. He is 11, and I asked what cake to bring him for his birthday. Kid was like, "Erm... well, everyone likes chocolate."
Me: No. This is not about everyone else. This is about you. What do YOU like?
Caleb: Erm... How about a mixture of white and chocolate?
me: *sighs* (caleb doesn't like chocolate)

My mother then gets on the phone.
Mom: What did he decide?
me: Marble.
mom: He doesn't like chocolate.
Me: yeah...
Mom: How about Pineapple upside down cake? Caleb really likes that.
me: Erm... ok. (No idea how to make that, but it should be fun)  HEE! The Andrew icon is totally appropriate for this post!

And another car started on fire today at Ramp 2, the same ramp that had the other car fire. Coincidence? You decide.
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Where I am: desk
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autumnrhythm30
04 March 2008 @ 06:52 pm
My awesome brother  
Here we go with the procratinating again... I am posting AND watching the Buffy musical. Then I will full on get to it and then listen to the soundtrack while studying. I just can't seem to motivate myself when I know I will probably not do so well. I guess it helps that the teacher likes me. I had her before, and she knows I don't like to participate( I do when I feel able).

So now I am going to expand on the voicepost I did last week when I talked about the awards thing my brother got into. So he is one of 100 or so out of the country that got it, and he gets to go to Washington D.C. for the awards banquet/show and gets $1000. So the fam and I are all going. Anyway, there is a committee that decides who are the top 5 people. Guess who is on this committee? Richard freaking Dreyfus, You know, JAWS? Amazing.


Here is  where I get to be the proud sister: He is Valedectorian He was the creator of a group that fundraised for Habitat for Humanity, 2 years in a row, they raised A LOT of money. He is in EVERY play, works at Starbucks and Wallaces (a plant store), and is in a lot of extra curriculars.  He applied to a lot of scholarships and  colleges (including Yale. Yep, my brother applied to Yale) and it sucks cause even though all of that, he might not get a lot. St. Thomas is only going to pay for half, and even that will be more than what it takes for me to go to Iowa. He might get the Rotary, which I think is 50,000. (It really is too bad we are not 1/16 irish or anything like that. I think we are 1/32. Damnit. He/me could have gotten something off of that). Still, if he gets accepted at Yale, he will get a full ride, because our family is 'too poor'. So besides the boasting that I will do, my parents won't have to pay! Yay! (they are having a hard time because of all the medical bills).

Whenever we talk, we talk for an hour (like this Sunday). He told me that he still uses the schedule I made for him freshman year. pretty much, I made him a schedule his freshman year of what classes to take for all four years. He followed it, all except one, Honors Physics, because he wanted to take Honors Chem instead. So, I told him to acknowledge me in his book if he ever writes one. I seriously wish someone would have done that for me. It would have been great. So I was touched. That was pretty cool, he looks up to me and stuff. I mean, I always felt like a loser for going to Scott and not trying hard enough in school. My parents kinda just sat back, but with Sam they actually helped and pushed along. No idea why. Like they go to all his school functions, but they never went to mine. I know I was only a cheerleader, but still. So when I actually started trying (around junior year, when I realized that grades were important), it was too late. I mean, my older brother never went to college, he works as a manager at KFC and pretty much hates himself for not doing it, so I feel like I went farther, but I could have been better. That's a lot of the reason I want to go to grad school. Mostly because I don't want to end up as a case worker for the rest of my days, hating the world for all the horrible things I see, and a tiny part to show my parents that I CAN DO IT. They don't think I will. Which is pretty much fuel in the fire, but maybe they know that. Maybe this is all reverse psychology... arseholes. Seriously? The method you used on Sam is MUCH BETTER. I know, I have parental issues. They love my brother more, and this is total middle child crap going on. I fear they are going to do the same to Caleb, who is youngest. Hopefully not, hopefully they pull the Sam stuff on him. It would work out better.


So then I told him that he should send all the colleges that he applied to (and the scholarships) word of this latest award. I mean, it is pretty prestigious. I'm sure that will help.

Can't wait till May. MEIWEI!!!! My favorite restaurant EVER!!!!! Plus I get to use the metro and see museums and art galleries. I will totally save money and buy some cool Rodin stuff at the Rodin Museum. hehe wait... that's in Philly. hehe


Wow. This was meant to be a SAM YAY!! post. Not a wallow in self pity post. Gah. I never EVER see those coming.

And can I comment on how weird it is to say graduation? I feel like the commencement speaker is going to turn into a giant snake or something....
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Where I am: desk
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autumnrhythm30
23 December 2007 @ 10:12 pm
More on baking and stories  

So... my feet hurt from standing in the kitchen all day... ugh.

 

But my pies look pretty, and my mom loves the fudge and peanut brittle. SUCCESS!!!

So... my aunt(not the aura one- the one that met and kissed ER George Clooney(::jealous::)... I don't think I've talked about this before... I will at the bottom. ::points downward.) at the party yesterday pissed me off. 

She started bitching that it was annoying that she had to press 1 for english when calling the bank. 
1. Just HOW inconvenient is this REALLY? 
2. How else can Spanish speaking people hear it in their language?

So then after I asked those 2 questions, she says something stupid and completely flimsy as a argument for it and then says, "And another thing, if people are going to live in the US, they need to learn our language. It should be mandatory."
To this, I shut up. This is a sore subject for me, and I dislike people that have this view. But,
1. What is the whole point of America? Freedom, Free choice, etc. OF COURSE it makes soooo much sense to force people to learn one language. 
2.(and I said this) It has been found that it is significantly harder to learn a new language past 15(heads up all you parents out there... give more to your child!!! Enroll them in a language course! They will appreciate it later!)  To which she replied, "No it's not." and my aura-aunt's husband agreed. I was like, ::rolls eyes:: 

Of course it isnt true, the studies are faked.

And then she said that English is the Universal language anyway. ::snort:: 
I just stopped talking altogether. 
But my aura-aunt's husband butted in with a questioning glance and she was like "... well, in business anyway" 

Stupid. See this, and the fact that they NEED to know about my love-life is why I don't like to go.

But my Uncle Terry made up with it. I am going to fix that story I told yesterday, I'm not sure that anyone understood that... (it was like... 25 years ago that this occured btw)
My Uncle Terry (married into the family) is talking about this one time he decided to finish off a gin and tonic bottle(a lot of it). As the story progresses it gets more and more insane. 
"So one day I decided to finish this bottle of gin and tonic. ::shrugs:: So I was babysitting the kids (me: ::eyebrow::) and I wanna say... it was 3pm. (me: ::eyebrow::) so I'm giving them piggy back rides for like 2 hours and the room is SPINNING like, SPINNING. Anyway, those were the best 2 hours for the kids. I was feeling pretty darn good about myself, cause they were enjoying it so, that when Lois got home and tore me a new one, I was shocked! I thought I did pretty good! and I was feeling a bit under the weather too... the kids still say to this day that those were the best piggy back rides they ever got. ::satisfied grin::

So now me and my parents joke about this. "Want a drink? It must be 3pm somewhere." or "Piggy back ride anyone, I need a drink."

George Clooney- Aunt -story: So she is a consultant on tv shows and movies for how to use medical equipment. So, she is watching as GC and the rest of the ER cast are all bloody and on set filming a scene. When they are finished, he asked(while covered in fakeblood), "who wants a hug? Anyone?"
My aunt raised her hand, and was the only one(:: is shocked::) he came over, hugged her, and planted one right on her lips. ::sigh:: were that me....

I'm still angry at her blatant close-mindedness, don't be fooled...

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Where I am: Parent's House
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autumnrhythm30
22 December 2007 @ 10:14 pm
Christmas  
So , I am soooo behind on Caliga. I have 20 messages in my Inbox. ::pouts:: I REALLY want to read them all, but at the same time, I want to just read the summaries. DON'T hate me for this!!

Went to Dubuque with the fam to see the other fam for Xmas. ::rolls eyes:: hate that event, especially when my stupid brother 'accidentally' schedules work and doesn't come (he picks his own hours, so this was obviously on purpose. Jerk)
Although I can't blame him. One of our aunts always goes on and on about his aura ::snorts:: Think of the Almost Famous girl who keeps shouting "your aura's purple! It's purple! Purple!"

So after an hour or so, I convince people that I'm really fine just sitting by myself, with no conversation. I've got my beer in one hand, I AM FINE!!! LEAVE ME ALONE!!!! I hate the 20 questions...

After I get a bit of alcohol in me (by this I mean 5 italian margaritas(regular margaritas with a shot of amaretto- pretty freaking awesome) and 2 beers, I get into pretty good conversations with SOME of my Uncles and Aunts. 

So here comes an awesome story.
My Uncle Terry (married into the family) is talking about this one time he decided to finish off a gin and tonic bottle(a lot of it). As the story progresses it gets more and more insane. 
"So one day I decided to finish this bottle of gin and tonic. ::shrugs:: So I was babysitting the kids (me: ::eyebrow::) and I wanna say... it was 3pm. (me: ::eyebrow::) so I'm giving them piggy back rides and the room is SPINNING like, SPINNING. Anyway, after Lois got home and tore me a new one, the kids still say to this day that those were the best piggy back rides they ever got. ::satisfied grin::
 
hehe. you have to understand that he is one of my favorite Dubuque people. He is the best person to shoot the shit with, and he makes THE BEST Margaritas. (Triple Sec, Tequila, and the key element, Limeade juice concentrate) I write that so I remember it. He is awesomely funny.

AND I will probably add to this later. I am getting distracted by my brother...
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